The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12
Washington County.


IT is Barre Village now, the legal
voters at the meeting held last week Tues
day evening having voted by large ma
jority to accept the charter of incorporation.
- There will be a public installation of
the officers of the Woman's Relief Corps
this "wednesday evening at the Grand
Army Hall. Supper will be served after
the installation. - The village meeting
will be held at Opera Hall Tuesday evening,
the 18th, to choose village officers for the
meeting was held at the Opera-house Mon
day evening under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
with addresses and singing by local talent.
- The weather was so cold last week
Tuesday that most of the boys quit work for
ti~. day after lowering over the stoves in
the shops little while in the morning.
- The familiar face of Professor Willis
Gale is again seen among us, after an alb
sence of two years in the West. He is
making a visit at his home in Williamstown
and among friends here, and intends re-
turning West next month.
GODDARD SEMINARY
THE usual reception was held Friday
evening. very pleasant time was EN-
joyed. - Birdie Soue and Annie Draper
visited Miss Henry, former student, Sat
urday. - Allie Chaffee, Frances Well
ington and Mary Soule spent Saturday in
Washington. - Miss Lucy Calef visited
the Seminary last Saturday. - Now is
the time that the mighty senior" trem-
bleth and quaketh inwardly, in anticipation
of the Grafton which must be written during
the last half of the term. - The gym
nastic class, taught by Miss Atchison is
progressing finely A public exhibition, to
be given in the near future, is limited at
Berlin.
Mr.. w. ii. TURNER, whose daughter is
made the subject of " a marvellous. if not
miraculous, cure" " in DIR. Cages advertise
ment in this paper, desires to have its read
ers understand that neither himself nor any
member of the family are to be held respon-
sible for the statements attributed to them
as whole that while they contain a basis
of fact, yet they are much exaggerated; and
that the letter purporting to have been
written by Miss Turner is different pro-
duction from the brief note she sent to Dr.
Gage in answer to a letter of inquiry from
him about her case. - Auction at the
old Dustin place on Friday next. Hay,
wood and household goods are to be sold.
- There has been a good deal of sick
ness about here the past few weeks. Rev.
Mr.. Hall has been confined to the house for
more than week with sore-throat and Mrs
w. II. Turner is sick with rheumatism.
- Tim " Corcoran, who broke his leg
some two months or more ago, is still con-
fined TO his bed. His lungs are weak from
recent attack of pneumonia and he has
had hard time generally.
Cabot.
The Week of Prayer was observed by
meetings held alternately at the Congre-
gational and Methodist churches. The
meetings were well attended and a good
degree of interest prevailed. - Matte
HILL wife of l.. p. Cole, died Sunday morn
ing, january, after lingering illness, of
malarial fever, aged thirty-four years
During her residence of less than two years
in this village, by her quiet and gentle ways
she had won the confidence and esteem of
all with whom she associated, and in this
sad afilicton the bereaved family have the
heartfelt sympathy of the community. Her
remains were taken to Irasburgh for inter-
ment in the family lot. - Quite a re-
ligious interest is in progress on the Plain
and vicinity, the result of meetings held at
the Methodist church. - f. w. Haines
had the misfortune to break the leg of one
of his stage horses last week. While
making his regular trip to Marshfield Gt
was on a perfectly smooth road) by some
slip or trip the ankle was completely shiv-
cred, which necessitated the killing of the
horse. - Mr.. Paine of Pittsfeld, n. H.,
is doing quite business at pressing hay for
Boston and other markets. Nine dollars
per ton at the barn is the price paid. -
A good number of citizens met at the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs Henry Hill, to cele-
bldtt Wlln IutIll lllt IWtulltlu anniversary
of their married life, and left as tokens of
their regard a hanging-lamp, a fine easy
chair and some silver-ware. We are pleased
TO say that Mr.. and Mrs. Hill are well
worthy of this remembrance. - The
whooping-cough and canker-rash are making
tour through the town, calling upon quite
a number of families and stopping from two
to six weeks The primary department OF
the village school is badly broken up by its
workings. - The mercury registered 30o
early Sunday morning, and in one locality
at Lower Cabot 36o below zero.
Calais.
In some localities in this town for eight
days previous to the 10th the mercury had
not risen to zero, registering all the way
from 15o to 25o below at sunrise. - Will
lam Kelton will move to his farm in Crafts
bury in about two weeks. - Will Stick
ney is playing the cornet for theatrical
company in Delaware. - Will Silloway